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Jack Carr |
Newcastle United FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 2:
A 1
75% successful
1905-07
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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John Thomas Carr |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 25 June
1878 at High Row in Seaton Burn, Northumberland |
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registered in Tynemouth July-September 1878 Seaton Burn fell under the Tynemouth
registration district. |
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According to the 1881 census,
John Thomas is the youngest of three children to Joseph and Jane
Ann (née Gladstone), living at Cross Row in Seaton Burn. His father is a coal
miner. |
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According to the 1891 census,
John T. now has a younger brother and still with his parents at 1 High
Cross Row in Seaton Burn. His father is a deputy overman in the colliery. |
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According to the 1901 census,
John Carr is a 22 year old professional
footballer, boarding with the McDonalds in 239 Beaconsfield Street in Elswick. He is boarding with fellow United player, John Fraser. |
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"DEATHS |
CARR.—Seaton
Burn, June 2nd, aged 55 years, Jane Ann, the beloved wife of Joseph Carr.
Internment North Gosforth Cemetery on Thursday, June 4th; cortege to leave
residence at 3 o'clock." - The Evening Chronicle, Wednesday,
3 June 1903 |
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"DEATH OF MR. JOSEPH CARR |
...Mr.
Joseph Carr, of Dinnington Colliery, a life-long resident
of Seaton Burn, died at his residence last night. The deceased was the
father of Mr. Jack Carr, Newcastle United's full-back." - The
Evening Chronicle, Friday, 26 March 1909 |
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According to the 1911 census,
John Thomas, a professional footballer, is living with his sister, Alice,
at 129 Dinsdale Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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"Jack
Carr, Newcastle United's International full-back, has enlisted in the
motor-transport service branch of the Army Service Corps." -
The Daily Citizen, Monday, 3
May 1915 |
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Marriage |
to Kate
Pattison McLaughlin |
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registered as John T. in Bristol April-June 1915 |
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According to the 1921 census,
John, still a professional footballer (for Newcastle United FC) is
now married to Kate, a teacher, and now living at 12 Moorside in Newcastle upon Tyne
with his wife's family. |
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According to the 1939
register, John T., a retired football manager, and Kate P. are still
married and are living with his mother-in-law at 3 Crown Street in
Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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Death |
Wednesday, 17 March 1948,
in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland |
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aged
69 years 266 days |
registered as John T. in Newcastle upon Tyne January-March 1948 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career with Seaton Burn FC before joining Newcastle United FC as a
left-back in late 1897, he retired in 1912. |
League honours
252 appearances, 5 goals |
Newcastle United FC 1899-1912 252 appearances, five goals
debut: 2 December 1899 Nottingham Forest FC 1 Newcastle United FC 0.
last:
20 January 1912 Newcastle United FC 1 Woolwich Arsenal FC 2. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division One third place 1901-02 (30ᵃ 1ᵍ), 1911-12 (1ᵃ); Champions 1904-05
(27ᵃ), 1906-07 (26ᵃ), 1908-09 (11ᵃ);
FA Cup
runners-up 1904-05 (8ᵃ), 1905-06 (8ᵃ), 1907-08 (0ᵃ), 1910-11 (0ᵃ); winners 1909-10 (2ᵃ);
FA
Charity Shield winners 1909; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
Played cricket
too, assisting Northumberland CC and club sides in Lancashire and North East. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 12st.
8lbs [1910]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
Club(s) |
After
retiring, joined the Newcastle United FC coaching staff as an assistant
trainer. However, in early 1920...
"Jack
Carr, the old Newcastle back, who has been assistant trainer to the St.
James Park club, has gone to Sweden as a coach to the Gothenburg club"
Then he was the
successful candidate out of eighty to be appointed player-manager of Blackburn
Rovers FC on 17 February 1922. Appointed secretary-manager from 1 October 1925,
following the death of Robert Middleton. He
resigned on 22 December 1926. |
League honours
P 200 - W 70 - D 54 - L 76 |
Football
League Division One best eighth place 1923-24;
FA Cup
best semi-finalist 1924-25 (losing 3-1 to Cardiff City FC at Meadow Lane,
Nottingham) |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who became the 302nd
player (304) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No. 83, 25 February 1905, England 1 Ireland
1, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged
26 years
245 days. |
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Last match |
No. 89, 16 February 1907, England 1 Ireland
0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged
28 years 236 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1904-05, 1906-07; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1904-05; |
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Individual honours |
The
Professionals (reserve, December 1906);
The
North (one appearance, January 1907) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.59. |
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